Mincing and mealing: a test of offal management strategies to reduce interactions between seabirds and trawl vessels

Published:  

May 2007
Find results of an experiment to test the effect of two offal management strategies on the numbers of seabirds attending a fishing trawler.

Summary

This report reveals the results of an experiment to test the effect of two offal management strategies on the numbers of seabirds attending a fishing trawler, with the goal of reducing interactions between seabirds and trawl vessels.

Publication information

Published by the Department of Conservation.

Report prepared for the Department of Conservation by Edward Abraham, Dragonfly, 10 Milne Terrace, Island Bay, Wellington (edward@dragonfly.co.nz)

Contact

Conservation Services Programme
Department of Conservation
PO Box 10-420
Wellington 6143

Email: csp@doc.govt.nz

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